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Re: [RC] [RC] pregnant and riding - Mel Cochran

Funny, this line of discussion prompted me to do a search on riding while pregnant.

I spent my lunch hour reading about how it should not be done because of the bounciness and risk of falling. Horseback riding was lumped in with downhill skiing, scuba diving and mountain climbing. All of the pregnancy and medical sites are very adamant about NO NO NO! I think they are over reacting a bit. There are many discussion threads where EXPERIENCED horse women rode through their pregnancies and were fine. They knew their limits. If I were pregnant, I would never dream of taking on a new sport like downhill skiing. I would however continue to ride since I have been riding for years.

Why can't doctors give women a little credit?

Mel


From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jeanmiller@xxxxxxxxxx>, "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RC]   pregnant and riding
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:28:06 -0800

Thank goodness for changing attitudes! When I was pregnant with all three of our daughters, the prevailing attitude was "if God had wanted women to ride when pregnant, He would have had a horse built in." I missed riding so much then...

Barbara
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: jeanmiller@xxxxxxxxxx
  To: ridecamp
  Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:21 AM
  Subject: [RC] pregnant and riding


I rode up until 10 days before delivery. My only problem was having to pee all the time. I knew every bush and rock along my trails. I also made the neighbors nervous but I was a happy camper. I believe my son was born after just a couple hours of labor. Jeanie

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Re: [RC] pregnant and riding, Barbara McCrary